New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...

General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

For most families, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime splurge trip — one best appreciated by kids over seven, who can manage the ...

Granted, it’s unlikely a 5-year-old would ask an A.I. buddy about kink. But researchers say parents should know that such ...

Memo may not be the world’s fastest barista, but it is impressive—for a robot. I recently watched as Memo, a new home robot from a company called Sunday Robotics, made coffee in an open-plan kitchen ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99. Meyer's creations arrived in the ...

Children are naturally playful, but 'what' and 'how' they play is entirely up to you as a parent or guardian. Not all toys are the same; some make your child smarter and well-behaved, and some are ...

Meet Phantom MK1: an imposing humanoid robot designed to transform battlefields, the moon and even Mars—and it may already be taking jobs near you. The 5-foot-9, 176-pound steel and plastic android ...

Joan Branson, the wife of British billionaire Richard Branson, has died at age 80. Branson announced her death Tuesday on ...

Japan is facing a crisis: fewer priests, aging communities, and temples shutting down by the thousands. Into this vacuum steps Pepper, a humanoid robot programmed to chant sutras, read facial ...

Students at Rollingwood Elementary School in Oklahoma have brought the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to their classroom by coding robots to simulate the event. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe ...